Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, May 9th from 7:00 to
9:00 at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Peter Seibel presents: "Practical Common Lisp"

"Should we vacation in Bali or Monaco?" ....is the query
put forth to Miss September. "Well Peter," she says with
perfect lips "Bali has better food, but Monaco has the
'Sushi-Girl Backrub Team'".

Indeed life can be a chore, for these are the daily tortures of the
Productivity Winners of the 16th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Award in
Technical Books!

Miss September giggles: "What were you thinking when you
decided to write a book on Lisp ...in 2005?"

"I wasn't thinking that it would be the #1 top selling Lisp
book on Amazon."

"Nor was I thinking that it would go as high as #2 in the
Languages & Tools category, #4 in Programming, #11 in
Computers & Internet, and #543 in all books."

"I also wasn't thinking that Apress would have to do a 2nd
printing, they were really grumpy about that."

"...and I never dreamed I'd have such a deep appreciation
for backrubs and Balinese food."

Peter Seibel is an ex-Java programmer who quit his job to buckle down
and finally learn Lisp, shortly thereafter he completed "Practical
Common Lisp". Having finished the book, Peter is now available for
consulting projects--Lisp and otherwise--as the chief monkey of
Gigamonkeys Consulting. He is currently serving on he Board of
Directors of the Association of Lisp Users.

The M9 bus line drops you off at the doorstep and the M15 is near get
off on St. Marks & 1st)

To get there by car, take the FDR (East River Drive) to Houston then
go NW till you're at 9th & B. Week-night parking isn't bad at all,
but if you're paranoid about your Caddy or in a hurry, there is a
parking garage on 9th between 1st and 3rd Ave.